Wheel Bolts problems of the 2016 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while having the vehicle serviced at a local dealer for routine maintenance, the dealer was unable to remove the wheels because the lug nuts were swollen. The vehicle was taken to a local auto zone where the contact was advised to replace the lug nuts with after-market lug nuts due to the failure. The contact was informed that the failure with the lug nuts was a common issue. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 78,766.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while receiving maintenance at an independent mechanic, the mechanic was unable to remove the driver’s and front passenger’s side lug nuts. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact linked the failure with manufacturer recall number: 23s17. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when the vehicle was taken to the dealer for regular maintenance the contact was informed that the lug nuts had caps over them and they were unable to remove the tire. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked overnight on the side of the road, the contact attempted to change a tire however, the lug nuts were swollen. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,500.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, he noticed that the steering wheel had semidetached and became loose. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering bolt failed and needed to be replaced. , the vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that upon having the tires rotated, the contact was informed that all the lug nuts had inflamed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 22845.

Swollen lug nuts could break off causing extremely unsafe hazardous driving conditions.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for an unknown repair, the dealer informed the contact that the lug nuts were corroded on all four wheels. The lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated their son was driving at 55 mph, when the driver side rear tire had blown out, the driver was able to pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and attempted to place the spare tire on the vehicle, however the lug nuts on the rear driver side tire would not come off. The driver had to have the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where the dealer inspected the vehicle and diagnosed failure due the lug nuts were swollen. The dealer was able to replace the lug nuts with after market parts on the vehicle and place the spare tired on the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 42,000.

Vehicle has less than 30,000 miles and lug nuts were so swollen that when I did a tire rotation they ended up having to replace the lug nuts. This is inexcusable and a significant safety hazard.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. When the vehicle was taken to sunset Ford (314-843-4431, located at 11700 gravois rd, st. Louis, mo 63127) for an oil change and tire rotation, it was diagnosed that water slipped through the chrome seal on the lug nuts, which caused the lug nuts to swell. The dealer informed the contact that if the tires needed to be changed in an emergency situation, the lug nuts could not be removed. The dealer stated that the failure was a known issue and there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the failure was a known issue and that action was already taken against the supplier. The contact was not compensated. The contact was informed that the failure was reported to NHTSA and there would be no reimbursement. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was 49,658.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. While attempting to have a tire rotation, the contact was informed that the lug nuts were swollen. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to crain Ford of little rock (4601 colonel glenn plaza dr, little rock, ar 72210, (501) 436-0341) where it was diagnosed that the lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: cas-21791377; however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 59,489.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact took the vehicle to grappone Ford (530 nh-3a, bow, nh 03304, (855) 902-0274) for routine maintenance and was alerted about a lug nut failure. The lug nuts were corroding from road salt and could not be reused or be removed if placed on the rim again. The manufacturer provided a case number and promised a call back. The contact had not yet received a resolution. The failure mileage was 50,962.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the oem lug nuts were swollen to the point that they were unable to be manually removed from the wheels. The dealer (bob sight Ford, 610 NW blue pkwy, lee's summit, mo 64063, (816) 524-6550) was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle would need to be diagnosed and that they would have to order the parts for the oem lug nuts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 38,250.